2. 1 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-note

3. 2 What do you know about Mark Twain? Do you know any of his works? Warming up-I (2m)

4. 3 The greatest humorist of the 19 th century American literature. Novels: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) ( 汤姆 · 索亚历险记） The Prince and the Pauper (1882) （皇子与贫儿） The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1894 ） （哈克贝利 · 费恩历险记） Mark Twain: (1835—1910)

5. 4 good at writing about children’s adventures good at writing about children’s adventures

6. 5 his masterpieces 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

7. 6 his masterpieces 1881 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

8. 7 his short stories 1.Running for Governor 2.The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note

9. 8 About Mark Twain Find out more information about Mark Twain and then complete the following chart. Warming up-II (5m)

10. 9 Place he was born in Places where he lived famous works The meaning of “mark twain” the age of twelve Working experience In Florida Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi It means the water is two fathoms deep.(=12feet) He left school to look for work. A printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter.

11. 10 Question & Thinking: 1.What was Mark Twain’s life like in the last years of his life? 2.As a result of this, what happened to his writing? It was filled with sad events, loneliness and the loss of much money. His writing lost most of its humour and became sad like him.

12. 11 Suppose a rich person gives you a million pound bank-note, what will you do with it ? Give the reasons. Discussion : Warming up-III (3m)

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14. 13 ACT 1 SCENE 1&2 A brief introduction to the story Pre-reading-I (2m)

15. 14 Two rich gentlemen made a bet on what would happen to a person if he was given a million pound note. Henry, the hero of the story, an American young man, sailed too far, drifted out to the ocean, A British ship, for London, passing by, fortunately saved him.

16. 15 What would happen to Henry? Prediction : Pre-reading-II (1m)

17. 16 ACT 1 SCENE 3 The story began

18. 17 What happened to Henry? What does the brothers choose Henry for? Scan the passage and find out : Reading-I (2m)

19. 18 What happened to Henry? He was given a letter by the two brothers and was asked not to open it until two o’clock. They wanted to make a bet on Henry. What does the brothers choose Henry for?

20. 19 Jobless,penniless,honest, the right person to choose for betting gave Henry an envelope and told him not to open it until 2 o’clock

21. 20 Skimming : answer the following questions: 1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London? 2. What did he do in America? 3. Why did he land in Britain? Reading-II (3m)

22. 21 1. Where does Henry Adams come from?Does he know much about London? Henry comes from San Francisco. No, he doesn’t know London at all. 2. What did he do in America? He worked for a mining company.

23. 22 3. Why did he land in Britain? He was sailing out the bay when he was carried out to sea by a strong wind and was survived by a ship for London.

24. 23 Put the following events in correct order. (1)Henry wandered in London streets. (2)About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. (3)The next morning he was spotted by a ship. (4)Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. (5)On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. Reading III-pair work(5m)

25. 24 Key: (2) About a month ago Henry Adams was sailing out of the bay. (4) Towards nightfall he found himself carried out to sea by a strong wind. (3) The next morning he was spotted by a ship. (5) On the ship he earned his passage by working as an unpaid hand. (1)Henry wandered in London streets.

26. 25 Reading exercises : Write”F”if it is a fact. Write “O”if it is an opinion. 1.Henry wants to find a job in London. 2.Henry is given an envelope by two brother. 3.Henry is unlucky young man. 4.Henry is not a proud man. 5.Henry is foolish to go and meet the two brothers. F O O O F Reading-IV (2m)

27. 26 About a month ago Henry was_____out of the bay. Towards nightfallHenry found himself______ out to sea by a strong wind. The next morningHenry was ____ by a ship. LastlyHenry arrived in ____ by working on the ship as an unpaid hand; sailing carried spotted London Read Act one again, then fill in the following form. Reading-V (7m)

28. 27 NowHenry was _______ in London and wandering in the street. Just at that timeRoderick _______ him and asked him to step in. To Henry’s surpriseRoderick gave Henry a _____ with money in it. lost called letter

29. 28 Henry was an_________. One day he had an accident in a_____. Luckily he was survived by a ship for_______. He arrived in London by earning his passage without pay. He was _____in the street in_____. To his surprise an ________ thing happened. Two rich brothers gave him a million pound bank-note because they had made a_____. incredible American London bay rags lost bet Retell the story by filling the following passage. Reading-VI (5m)

30. 29 What kind of persons you think the characters are? (Henry Adams, Oliver Roderick) After reading After-reading (3m)

31. 30 proud (he earns his passage by working on a ship to England), careless( he arrived in England by accident after not sailing his boat well), honest (he asks for work not charity). Henry : Oliver and Roderick : rich (servants and not worrying about giving a stranger a million pound bank-note), mischievous (prepared to bet one million pounds just for a bit of fun), good judges of character( they see Henry is honest and proud)

32. 31 What do you think will happen to Henry? Will the bank-note help him or get him into trouble? Give a possible development to the story. Prediction

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34. 33 1.bet n. (1)agreement to risk money, etc on an event of which the result is doubtful 赌博 Make a bet 打赌 咱们赌下次大选好吗？ Let’s make a bet on the next election have a bet 打赌 win/lose a bet 打赌赢 / 输了 accept/take up a bet

35. 34 (2) The money, etc risked in this way （金钱等） 赌注 v. 1)risk (money) on a race or some other event of which the result is doubtful 打赌，赌博 布莱克夫人把她所有的钱都花在了赌马上。 Mrs. Black spent all her money betting on horses.

36. 35 2)I bet……=(informal) I’m certain…… 我肯 定 … 我敢肯定他去游泳了，他喜爱这项运动。 I bet he’s gone to swimming---he loves it. 2. permit(v.) 1)permit sb to do sth.=allow sb to do sth. 允许 她的妈妈是不会允许她晚归的。 Her mother would not permit her to come back late.

37. 36 Permit me to explain it. 容我解释一下。 2) permit sth: allow sth. to exist, happen, or to be done(very formal) 许可、容许 ( 某事物 ) 存在、发 生或被（某人）做（非常正式） 在我们的办公室里不准吸烟。 We don’t permit smoking in the office. 犯人每天允许有两个小时的户外活动。 The prisoners were permitted two hours’ outdoor exercise a day.

38. 37 3.incredible(adj.)=unbelievable: incredible tale 1)to a great degree; extremely or unusually 非常 地；极端地；异乎寻常地。 极热的天气 incredibly hot weather 2)in a way that is difficult to believe; amazingly 难以置信；惊人地 真是难以置信，这样简单的主意竟没有人想到。 Incredibly, no one had ever thought of such a simple idea before.

39. 38 4. go head :be carried out; take place 执行，进 行，举行 1) 尽管天气不好，旅行将照常进行。 Despite the bad weather, the journey will go ahead. 新桥的修建将按计划进行。 The building of the new bridge will go ahead as planned.

40. 39 5. matter n.&v (1) n. affair, topic or situation being considered 事情；问题；情况 我不和同事谈私事。 下次会议我们有几件重要的事情要处理。 I don’t discuss private matters with my colleagues. We have several important matters to deal with at our next meeting.

41. 40 (2)n. physical substance or things of a specified kind 物质，材料，物品 宇宙是由物质构成的。 (3)v. be important 关系重大，要紧 他来也好去也好，那有什么关系呢？ 你做什么我都无所谓。 It doesn’t matter to me what you do. What does it matter whether he comes or goes? The universe is composed of matter.

42. 41 6.stare v. (1)look at sb./sth. with the eyes wide open in a fixed gaze 瞪着眼睛凝视 盯着人看是没有礼貌的 It’s rude to stare. 他们都惊讶得瞪大了眼睛。 They all stared in amazement.

43. 42 (2) be wide open with a fixed gaze 睁大眼睛注视 他瞪着眼睛注视着这场面。 He gazed at the scene with staring eyes. (3) bring sb. into a specified condition 瞪着某人使 其做出某种反应 她把他瞪得不吭声了。 She stared him into silence.

44. 43 她凝视着远方。 She is staring into the distance. 我看了可是看不清楚。 I looked but couldn’t see it clear. spot n.&v. (1)n. small mark different in color, texture 斑点 豹和虎哪一个身上有斑点？ Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger?

45. 44 (2)drop 滴 下了几滴雨，你感觉到了吗？ Did you feel a few spots of rain? (3)v. pick out, catch sight of,recognize,discover 找出，认出，发觉 杰克最终找到了他想要的衬衫。 Jack finally spotted just the shirt he wanted. 我看不出两者的区别。 I can’t spot the difference between them.

46. 45 7.passage n. (1) process of passing/freedom or right to go through 通行 机动车禁止通行。 The passage of motor vehicles is forbidden. 他们被禁止穿越占领区。 They were denied passage through the occupied territory.

47. 46 8.account for :be the explanation of sth. ; explain the cause of sth. 做某事的解释；解释 某事物的原因。 他因病缺席。 请你对自己的行为作出解释。 Please account for your own conduct. His illness accounts for his absence.

48. 47 9. appearance n. 1)arrival 出现，来到 警察突然出现，小偷就逃跑了。 The sudden appearance of a policeman caused the thief to run away. 2) 外貌，外表 勿以貌取人 —— 外貌不可靠。 Don’t judge by appearances---- appearances can be misleading.

49. 48 10. by accident =by chance 偶然地， 意外地 我只是碰巧找到 的。 11. to be honest = to tell you the truth=honestly speaking 类似用法 ： to be frank =frankly speaking 坦率地说 我认为我们取胜的可能性不大。 I only found it by accident. To be honest, I don’t think we have a chance of winning.